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exegesis

noun

NAmE//ˌɛksəˈdʒisəs//

(pl. exegeses

NAmE//ˌɛksəˈdʒisiz//

) [countable, uncountable] (formal)

the detailed explanation of a piece of writing, especially religious writing to provide an exegesis of a text biblical exegesis

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